Man attempts to flee officers from roof, taken into custody

Tuesday

Jan 22, 2013 at 11:28 AM

A man attempted to flee from officers with the Lexington Police Department by going through an attic space and then on top of a roof as they were in the process of serving several warrants on him Sunday.

A man attempted to flee from officers with the Lexington Police Department by going through an attic space and then on top of a roof as they were in the process of serving several warrants on him Sunday.Michael Daryl Kiser, 44, of 175 Jersey Lane, has been charged with three counts of resisting public officer, injury to personal property, two counts of felony obtaining property by false pretense, two counts of felony forgery of an instrument, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of controlled substances on prison/jail premises. He was placed in the Davidson County Detention Center under $50,000 and $10,000 secured bonds.According to an LPD incident report, officers responded to 811 Olympia St. in regard to serving the warrants. Upon arrival, officers saw Kiser through an open window and ordered him to exit the residence to be served with the warrants. Kiser, the incident report stated, failed to comply with police instruction, barricaded the residence's doors and fled into the attic space. Police said he then kicked out an attic air vent and attempted to flee from police on the rooftop of the residence. Kiser ended up being escorted down a ladder by police and placed in custody, according to the incident report.The estimated damage to the residence was $700.According to arrest reports, Kiser resisted arrest earlier this month when he gave a false report and ran from police. Police also stated in an arrest report that Kiser previously fled from officers at the Dollar General Store at 46 U.S. Highway 64 West while they were attempting to investigate a check fraud case in which Kiser was a suspect.Kiser, according to arrest reports, is accused of forging two checks at the Dollar General and obtaining laundry detergent and cereal in the amount of $94.22 from the store.Kiser has a court date of Feb. 21.